CO129-599-1 Salaries Commission 8-12-1947 - 22-12-1947 — Page 111

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INWARD TELEGRAM

TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE COLONIES

COPY FOR REGISTRAC

FROM HONG KONG (Six A. Grantham)

D. 12th June, 1948. R. 12th

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MONTPERSONER

IMPORTANT

No. 559 Confidential.

Your confidential telegram No. 610.

Administrative time scale.

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1.

I appreciate that proposed scale provides a rapid increase between the sixth and ninth years, but I consider this increase is justified by increased responsibilities which Administrative Officers are now asked to assume at about that point in their service. The strict application of efficiency bar between the eighth and ninth years as you propose, will enable Government to withhold a substantial

of this increase from an officer who does not merit

part

St.

2.

As the only efficiency bar at eighth year is relatively early in an officer's career, I propose that a second bar should be inserted between the fourteenth and fifteenth years, where an increase in rate of expatriation pay causes a gross incremental of £80.

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Your early approval of scule as now agreed with second efficiency bar would be greatly appreciated.

Copy sent to:-

Treasury

Mr. I. P. Bancroft.

of King

Mr Nicholls